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[Q] Flashing to stock Android

Hello I'm new to Android and my friend is letting me borrow his spare Xperia play. One problem, he has an experimental os or something along those lines installed, and to get the full Android experience I want to use the stock OS. He said all I need to do is flash it back to the stock OS however I am a noob when it comes to Android and have no idea how to go about this. Please any help would be greatly apreciated, thanks.
-Magic

magicnanners said:
Hello I'm new to Android and my friend is letting me borrow his spare Xperia play. One problem, he has an experimental os or something along those lines installed, and to get the full Android experience I want to use the stock OS. He said all I need to do is flash it back to the stock OS however I am a noob when it comes to Android and have no idea how to go about this. Please any help would be greatly apreciated, thanks.
-Magic
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What's his model number? What version and carrier is he on?
Sent from my R800x using XDA App

magicnanners said:
Hello I'm new to Android and my friend is letting me borrow his spare Xperia play. One problem, he has an experimental os or something along those lines installed, and to get the full Android experience I want to use the stock OS. He said all I need to do is flash it back to the stock OS however I am a noob when it comes to Android and have no idea how to go about this. Please any help would be greatly apreciated, thanks.
-Magic
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You'll find all you need to know in the Xperia Play Android Development forum

magicnanners said:
Hello I'm new to Android and my friend is letting me borrow his spare Xperia play. One problem, he has an experimental os or something along those lines installed, and to get the full Android experience I want to use the stock OS. He said all I need to do is flash it back to the stock OS however I am a noob when it comes to Android and have no idea how to go about this. Please any help would be greatly apreciated, thanks.
-Magic
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It's actually me that let him borrow it, and it's an R800X. I regret to say that I will actually be too busy this weekend to help him, but I can provide you with details. It's an R800x, it's not activated on Verizon, and if I remember correctly it's running Version 23? of FreeXperia CM7. As you guessed, the bootloader is fully unlocked, and if something goes wrong I have the knowledge(mostly) on how to fix it. So, my XDA brethren, help this poor soul who has lost his way on iOS!

magicnanners said:
Hello I'm new to Android and my friend is letting me borrow his spare Xperia play. One problem, he has an experimental os or something along those lines installed, and to get the full Android experience I want to use the stock OS. He said all I need to do is flash it back to the stock OS however I am a noob when it comes to Android and have no idea how to go about this. Please any help would be greatly apreciated, thanks.
-Magic
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Download the full system restore from the State of Development thread. Flash with flashtool. Enjoy stock Android.
Sent from my R800x using XDA App

Suprisingly I'm liking it with what was already installed in did need to change keyboards cause I just couldn't get used to the stock keyboard the space bar is just too small for me.
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List of things to do after buying a new Android Tablet

Hi all!
I would be very happy if you all could share your ideas and knowledge with me regarding
List of things to do after buying a new Android Tablet
I am expecting my GT-N8000 next week and I want to start on the right footing with my new device.
It could be a list of do this and do that....step by step in order of precedence.
ex:
1. Disable UAC on Windows
2. Install Samsung Kies software on PC
3. Backup current/original Bootloader and save it on your PC for fallback purposes
4. Backup current/original ROM and save it on your PC for fallback purposes
5. Copy CWM or whatever...on your SD Card.
6. Boot up by pressing this and that button....
7. and the list goes on and on....(with all of your help!)
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I've gone through the forum but I am so confused (being new to anything android )
I hope this will be a starting point for all newbies who are buying their android phone/tablet for the first time.

freelancer81 said:
Hi all!
I would be very happy if you all could share your ideas and knowledge with me regarding
List of things to do after buying a new Android Tablet
I am expecting my GT-N8000 next week and I want to start on the right footing with my new device.
It could be a list of do this and do that....step by step in order of precedence.
ex:
I've gone through the forum but I am so confused (being new to anything android )
I hope this will be a starting point for all newbies who are buying their android phone/tablet for the first time.
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ROOT, Then ROOT, THEN ROOT, and lastly ROOT...

copc said:
ROOT, Then ROOT, THEN ROOT, and lastly ROOT...
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Root - THEN EFS BACKUP
EFS Backup to Tar.gz and also to IMG - you really don't want to lose your IMEI
Only after that - do anything else

Bulbous said:
Root - THEN EFS BACKUP
EFS Backup to Tar.gz and also to IMG - you really don't want to lose your IMEI
Only after that - do anything else
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thank you for the heads up
so, can you specify which tool i should use for backing up the EFS?

freelancer81 said:
thank you for the heads up
so, can you specify which tool i should use for backing up the EFS?
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I just use a terminal emulator to get a command line interface (CLI) then do it manually
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=859914

Root, install/setup firewall and adaway to block ads, setup tasker for automated things, install drawing apps, flash mod to get chrome into desktop mode only, and then i install all my other needed apps.
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my list of things to do after going through a galaxy tab 10.1 tab and a galaxy note tab 10.1 searching for a productivity tablet...give both to the kids and buy a Microsoft Surface Pro 128 GB....as an admin for a large company, I can do everything off it without having to make other less useful tools work well enough...

Get a case. A black one to be specific haha I got a white one to go with my white note, not the best idea... Got dirty fast. Also, if you are going to flash a rom, make it a stock based rom at first. Same UI and experience, but much faster.
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inferno 414 said:
Get a case. A black one to be specific haha I got a white one to go with my white note, not the best idea... Got dirty fast. Also, if you are going to flash a rom, make it a stock based rom at first. Same UI and experience, but much faster.
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Hi, thanks for the suggestion.
yeah...I've already ordered a black rotating leather case, a scratch guard and a handsfree set.
I plan to flash the amazing Revolution HD 9.0!
I've never done anything like this and am hesitant a bit though.
thanks again!!

freelancer81 said:
Hi, thanks for the suggestion.
yeah...I've already ordered a black rotating leather case, a scratch guard and a handsfree set.
I plan to flash the amazing Revolution HD 9.0!
I've never done anything like this and am hesitant a bit though.
thanks again!!
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I'm actually running Revolution! Fantastic rom. I didn't have any trouble flashing it, but I'm sure some people have. Just make sure to do a backup before flashing

inferno 414 said:
I'm actually running Revolution! Fantastic rom. I didn't have any trouble flashing it, but I'm sure some people have. Just make sure to do a backup before flashing
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i plan to do a nandroid backup + efs backup.
i've downloaded the stock rom too.
i want to know whether 3G cellular will function or not coz some members are posting problem with not being able to use cellular anymore.
what about you...any problem?

freelancer81 said:
i plan to do a nandroid backup + efs backup.
i've downloaded the stock rom too.
i want to know whether 3G cellular will function or not coz some members are posting problem with not being able to use cellular anymore.
what about you...any problem?
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Sorry, couldn't help you there I'm running the WiFi version, so naturally, it doesn't work for me haha Sorry again

inferno 414 said:
Sorry, couldn't help you there I'm running the WiFi version, so naturally, it doesn't work for me haha Sorry again
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Thanks anyway.
I need to really confirm this before I flash it.
Oh...I am such a big noob.
Can you pls look around the Revolution HD 9.0 thread and and confirm if you got time? My net is so slow and I am on a win mobile phone...hard to go through 200 pages!
Greatly appreciate you for your concern.

freelancer81 said:
Thanks anyway.
I need to really confirm this before I flash it.
Oh...I am such a big noob.
Can you pls look around the Revolution HD 9.0 thread and and confirm if you got time? My net is so slow and I am on a win mobile phone...hard to go through 200 pages!
Greatly appreciate you for your concern.
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Yeah, Just a sec
EDIT: I think it's working. I didn't find anyone that was having a problem anymore. The rom is based on the 3G version firmware, so I doubt you would have trouble.

inferno 414 said:
Yeah, Just a sec
EDIT: I think it's working. I didn't find anyone that was having a problem anymore. The rom is based on the 3G version firmware, so I doubt you would have trouble.
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thanks again!!!
now there's no stopping me in flashing the note to awesomeness!!!

freelancer81 said:
thanks again!!!
now there's no stopping me in flashing the note to awesomeness!!!
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Good luck!

inferno 414 said:
Good luck!
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I have rooted it finally using the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 ToolKit (I chose TWRP custom recovery as it is touch/button based)
Then I did a full backup of the device using Nandroid TWRP
Then, just to be safe, I also did an EFS backup using EFS Professional.
I am just playing around and installing apps and games before I flash the Revolution HD 9.0 rom.
Thanks for the help!

about wanam expose plz help

hey to all!!!! im new to note 3 just bought it today
i had s4 but i had rooted phone and now i dont want to root my phone
for whanam i know i dont need to be root just download it via google store
but to activate it i need to install first the frame work....can i install it without root?????

No. You need need root.

Since this is a Framework you need to install you have to root I'm afraid. It's not that hard and quite easy if you follow instructions carefully!

BunnyPig said:
Since this is a Framework you need to install you have to root I'm afraid. It's not that hard and quite easy if you follow instructions carefully!
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thanks my friend but i notice in my galaxy s4 that after i rooted my phone the lag start....
and my friend that didnt rooted their phone it was silver silc...smooth as butter

bubu23 said:
thanks my friend but i notice in my galaxy s4 that after i rooted my phone the lag start....
and my friend that didnt rooted their phone it was silver silc...smooth as butter
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Well, there are several explanations towards the lag thing. It might have something to do with the actual ROM itself. Did you try another ROM? Did you try another Kernel? There are tons of solutions on this subject.
If you ever want to flash a custom ROM on your Note 3 I would highly recommend the X-Note (available for the N9005 and some other versions) .

BunnyPig said:
Well, there are several explanations towards the lag thing. It might have something to do with the actual ROM itself. Did you try another ROM? Did you try another Kernel? There are tons of solutions on this subject.
If you ever want to flash a custom ROM on your Note 3 I would highly recommend the X-Note (available for the N9005 and some other versions) .
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thanks my friend but i have the n900 version of the phone....
if you allready help me can you plz tell me why i see my storage is 32 gb and i have left 8 gb????
its new device just bought it today

bubu23 said:
thanks my friend but i have the n900 version of the phone....
if you allready help me can you plz tell me why i see my storage is 32 gb and i have left 8 gb????
its new device just bought it today
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take a screen shot and post it on here to have a look

there it is....

any answear?

bubu23 said:
thanks my friend but i have the n900 version of the phone....
if you allready help me can you plz tell me why i see my storage is 32 gb and i have left 8 gb????
its new device just bought it today
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That I'm afraid I can't answer. My device says 14.32 GB available. Have you installed anything or transferred any files to it?

BunnyPig said:
That I'm afraid I can't answer. My device says 14.32 GB available. Have you installed anything or transferred any files to it?
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nope!!!!

i got it it say that i use 8 gib out from 32 gib lollll
i think

bubu23 said:
i got it it say that i use 8 gib out from 32 gib lollll
i think
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same reply yep lol

BunnyPig said:
Well, there are several explanations towards the lag thing. It might have something to do with the actual ROM itself. Did you try another ROM? Did you try another Kernel? There are tons of solutions on this subject.
If you ever want to flash a custom ROM on your Note 3 I would highly recommend the X-Note (available for the N9005 and some other versions) .
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How is this ROM compared to stock? Does it still retain all of the S Pen features and whatnot?
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danjng said:
How is this ROM compared to stock? Does it still retain all of the S Pen features and whatnot?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2472301
Yes, all the S Pen features exists. What really makes the ROM different is the speed and battery life. You get the Xposed Framework preinstalled as well which adds tons of modification features. Head over to the thread and you'll see all the features it provides.

[Q] [REQUEST] Nexus 10 Lollipop 5.0 BOOTANIMATION for Note 10.1 2014

Hi mates!
I have been searching the BOOTANIMATION of Nexus 10 Lollipop 5.0 for use it on my Note 10.1 2014, but I have not found it.
The resolution of my tablet is 2560 x 1600 pixels with 299 ppi in 10.1 inches.
Anybody could get it?
Thank you so much!

Hey,
Is there even a 5.0 ROM for the n10 yet? If you know of one just extract the bootanimation.zip from it and replace it with yours. But I think you'll have to wait a couple weeks until it is built

Hi mates!
Anybody could get it now, with the new ROM?
Thank you so much!

demkantor said:
Hey,
Is there even a 5.0 ROM for the n10 yet? If you know of one just extract the bootanimation.zip from it and replace it with yours. But I think you'll have to wait a couple weeks until it is built
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Can anyone help me?

No problem, do you just want the bootanimation or do you want it to be flashable through recovery?

demkantor said:
No problem, do you just want the bootanimation or do you want it to be flashable through recovery?
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If you can, I prefer it flaseable for recovery.
Thank you very much, mate!!!

I can try and make a somewhat universal one or if you can send me the META-INF folder form a recent ROM on your device to make sure that it works

demkantor said:
I can try and make a somewhat universal one or if you can send me the META-INF folder form a recent ROM on your device to make sure that it works
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I do not know how to send this information you ask me.
The ROM I'm using is unofficial CyanogenMod 11. In this link you can see:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2782528
The resolution of my tablet is 2560 x 1600 pixels with 299 ppi in 10.1 inches.
Forgive the hassle
EDIT: In the past you already helped me with kitkat bootanimation in this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2620625
And it works perfectly.
Thank you

demkantor said:
I can try and make a somewhat universal one or if you can send me the META-INF folder form a recent ROM on your device to make sure that it works
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I think the universal you say, will work!
Thanks.

Now that lollipop is released for the nexus 10 could someone please tell me how to install it.

[Q] Hide Yoga 10 system bar

Greetings..
hope all member of this community are fine..
I purchased yoga 10 tablet few days ago for a special purpose/apps. For that apps i need to run that in full screen. But i can't hide the system bar. By system bar i means bottom bar on the screen where it shows back/menu etc button.
On my other tabs (not lenovo) it works fine.
steps:
1. i root the device/tablets
2. then install and use below apps.
FullScreen! Android Apps
but on my lenovo after i root when i try that apps it crash/hung the tablet. Only a restart can again run the tablets
On lenovo i use farma root app to root the device....
so, can any one help me to solve my issue. ?
i really need to hide that system bar
thanks in advance...
best regards

Zakir_SZH said:
Greetings..
hope all member of this community are fine..
I purchased yoga 10 tablet few days ago for a special purpose/apps. For that apps i need to run that in full screen. But i can't hide the system bar. By system bar i means bottom bar on the screen where it shows back/menu etc button.
On my other tabs (not lenovo) it works fine.
steps:
1. i root the device/tablets
2. then install and use below apps.
FullScreen! Android Apps
but on my lenovo after i root when i try that apps it crash/hung the tablet. Only a restart can again run the tablets
On lenovo i use farma root app to root the device....
so, can any one help me to solve my issue. ?
i really need to hide that system bar
thanks in advance...
best regards
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Did you get the newest yoga tablet 2 10" or the first gen 10"? Also what root method did you use if it was on the second gen 10" running the intel z atom processor.

Best solution I could offer is install the xposed Installer and once rebooted search the downloadable apps for 'immersive' and try the 'Force Immersive Mode on certain apps' app.
Many thanks
Adrian

xterminater07 said:
Did you get the newest yoga tablet 2 10" or the first gen 10"? Also what root method did you use if it was on the second gen 10" running the intel z atom processor.
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dear sir, how can i sure it is 2 or 1? there is no 2 on the box. It's labled with "Lenovo Yooga 10" i hope that is gen 1 (first gen)..
however, today i update system software using lenovo smart assistant.
Now can you help me by giving source to root properly?
thanks in advance...
best regards

any help? anyone? please?

help.. help....help...... please....

So, are you actually rooted as per your 1st post or not? If you are rooted did you try the method I suggested?
Many thanks
Adrian

adrian.aitken said:
So, are you actually rooted as per your 1st post or not? If you are rooted did you try the method I suggested?
Many thanks
Adrian
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yes i have rooted first time with Farmaroot. but as that full screen app didn't work. i update my tablet firwire/software using lenovo smart assistant. Not it is in unRoot state. so, i like to know better way to root. Are you familar with rootGenious. Is that work?
thanks in advance...
best regards

Zakir_SZH said:
yes i have rooted first time with Farmaroot. but as that full screen app didn't work. i update my tablet firwire/software using lenovo smart assistant. Not it is in unRoot state. so, i like to know better way to root. Are you familar with rootGenious. Is that work?
thanks in advance...
best regards
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No idea, but there does seem to be a lot of people complaining that they can't root successfully once upgraded to Kitkat (although, to be fair, others seem to do it). Do you have a backup of the old system (Jellybean) to restore to? If not I think you're basically stuffed I'm sorry to say.
Many thanks
Adrian